Wearable Sensors for Plant Health Monitoring
A special issue of Biosensors (ISSN 2079-6374). This special issue belongs to the section "Biosensor and Bioelectronic Devices".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2024) | Viewed by 3889
Special Issue Editors
Interests: plant wearable sensors; flexible electronics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
With the escalating climate crisis and the accompanying biodiversity loss and agricultural productivity loss, plant health is attracting more attention from the research community. Wearable sensors that can minimally invasively monitor the health status of plants, for example, to detect biotic and abiotic stresses, are undergoing rapid growth in recent years. Many of the established know-hows in animal and human-targeted biosensors can be adapted for plant sensing. However, there are many issues that are specific to plants, such as the thick insulating cuticle, highly rough and complex surface topography, diverse organ shapes and anatomy, large species variability, harsh environmental conditions, etc.
This Special Issues aims to report up-to-date progress in wearable sensors for plant health monitoring. The sensing modality can be either physical or chemical, or a combination of both, such as hydration, sap flow, microenvironment (temperature and humidity), nutrient concentration, hormones, metabolites, etc. The sensors should have a form factor that is sufficiently small and lightweight for attachment on plants, either noninvasive or invasive. Progress in the miniaturization of readout electronics and wireless communication is also welcome. Demonstration of applications in either simulated or real-world scenarios should be considered in the areas of precision agriculture, crop breeding, biodiversity preservation, etc. In addition, perspectives on the development of this field, including relevant challenges, research directions, application prospects and associated challenges, are also welcome.
Dr. Luo Yifei
Dr. Li Wenlong
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- plant health
- biotic stress
- abiotic stress
- wearable sensors
- flexible electronics
- precision agriculture
- Internet of Things
- biodiversity
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